Will Governor Reynolds Welcome Vice President Mike Pence With Open Arms?
Governor Reynolds has a tough decision to make this Wednesday when Vice President Pence visits the state: will she stand with Iowa farmers and hold Vice President Pence accountable by refusing to help him campaign until there is a plan to end the Trade War, or will she bow to her partisan political ambitions, and the $10,000 […]
OFFICIAL CONVENTION CALL Nominating Convention for Senate District 49
The Iowa Democratic Party and the precinct committee people of Iowa Senate District 49 will hold a convention to nominate the Democratic Party’s candidate to fill the ballot vacancy in the above-mentioned legislative district. The winner of this nominating convention will appear on the November 2018 ballot. The nominating convention is scheduled to convene: Monday, […]
EDITORIAL: “Iowa GOP does not consider women equal”
The Des Moines Register rips apart Reynolds’ extreme conservative agenda for discriminating against women. Governor Reynolds’ political rhetoric failed to cover up the ugly truths surrounding the restrictions on reproductive rights she has helped push throughout her time in the executive branch. In a scorching editorial published on Independence Day, the Des Moines Register called […]
ICYMI: More Bad News for Iowa Families as Reynolds’ Health Care Takeover Continues Downward Spiral
Two reports out this weekend removed all doubt that Reynolds’ for profit takeover of Iowa’s Medicaid System is a complete failure that is only going to get worse if Reynolds is allowed to keep pushing her extreme, conservative agenda. “Over a fifth of Iowa families are struggling to get critical health care because Kim Reynolds […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Victory for Iowa Women’s Access to Health Care
In response to the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision to block the 72-hour waiting period for Iowa women to get access to critical health care, Iowa Democratic Party Vice Chair Andrea Phillips released the following statement: “Today, the Iowa Supreme Court sided with Iowa women and families, Iowa values, and the Iowa Constitution. Hopefully, today’s decision […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Janus v. AFSCME Decision
In response to the news this morning of the Supreme Court’s decision to allow corporations and conservative special interests to rig our economy and democracy in favor of their power and profits, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement: “From the start, Janus v. AFSCME was nothing but a blatant political attack on […]
REYNOLDS RECORD: Most Extreme Anti-Women’s Health Care Law In County, Not Extreme Enough
This past Sunday on Iowa Press, Kim Reynolds made it clear that she would go even further in her war on women’s health care. When asked if she supports the exceptions for victims of rape and incest in the unconstitutional most extreme anti-women’s health care law she signed this spring, Reynolds made it clear that she only supports exceptions for the life […]
ICYMI: Rural Health Clinic Facing Closure Due to Reynolds’ Mismanagement
The impact of Governor Reynolds’ mismanagement of Iowans’ health care is widespread and devastating, patients are being denied lifesaving care, others have to go through months of paperwork just to get basic services, and now, small clinics in rural communities are closing, eliminating access to care for everyone in the area. “Iowans believe that every […]
#TBT: Democrats Stand for Expanding Opportunity as Kim Reynolds Slams the Door on Working Families
As our coalition of opportunity builders expands (see: ISEA recommends Fred Hubbell for Governor), the Iowa Democratic Party is reminding hardworking Iowa families who is fighting for their future and who’s handing their future to corporations and conservative special interests for campaign donations. This Thursday, we’re throwing it back to the first day of the general […]
REYNOLDS RECORD: Farmland Values Drop 11% on Reynolds’ Watch
Unchecked by Reynolds, the Administration’s Trade War means more bad news for rural Iowans on the horizon. Kim Reynolds has failed rural Iowa time and time again. Recent analysis from the Legislative Services Agency found that since 2012, Iowa’s farmland values have dropped over 11% with more trouble almost certainly on the way due to the escalating Trade War.The Des Moines Register reported last week that Iowa […]